Project Engineer – Equipment
Full job description
Asset Engineering Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £60 – £64.8 per hour
Role Purpose:
➢ To provide support to the onsite multi-disciplinary engineering team to deliver CAPEX and OPEX projects. Typically, projects will involve API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients) process and utility equipment.
➢ To manage engineering projects when and where required.
➢ To ensure continual compliance with the policies / procedures relating to Personnel, Quality, Engineering, Safety and Finance.
➢ To support the engineering teams in controlling uptime of equipment and optimizing efficiencies.
➢ To support the engineering team throughout the project lifecycle – concept through to handover
Duties:
➢ Assist with the management and support of process / utility and facility projects. ➢ Assist with the preparation of capital expenditure requests.
➢ Walk down / As build / Red line P&IDs
➢ Expedite instrument and equipment delivery
➢ Develop and support the development of equipment specifications
➢ Support the engineering team during external and internal corporate audits.
➢ Ensure compliance with engineering procedures – change control / drawing management etc
➢ Issue management reports as requested and on time.
➢ Management of relevant budgets within target.
➢ Ensure safety standards are met and safe working practices adhered to (including adherence to COVID work practices)
➢ Implementation of equipment/process upgrade in an environment of continuous improvement.
➢ Support the engineering team in ensuring that manufacturing equipment is maintained to meet the required legal, national and corporate standards.
➢ Liaise with stakeholders as required.
➢ Ensure the effective management of appropriate internal and external resources.
➢ Implementation of all relevant policies relating to Personnel, Quality, Engineering & Safety.
➢ Supervise / Liaise with external contractors (mechanical / electrical and automation et al)
➢ Negotiate cost / quality effective external contracts.
➢ Prepare appropriate plans and implement timelines.
Qualifications and Knowledge Required
➢ Degree qualified in Engineering (Chemical /Mechanical/ Process or other relevant discipline)
➢ Minimum of 3-5 years relevant experience working in a GMP regulated environment (ideally Pharma/ Biotech)
➢ Minimum 3 years working on capital projects (equipment installations, facility upgrades, etc.)
➢ Familiar with change control systems and associated requirements.
➢ On-site experience in an API Manufacturing or similar environment (reactors, pumps, filter dryers, mills, gloveboxes) and/ or experience with utilities (steam, purified water, compressed air, thermal fluids, nitrogen, vacuum skids, valves, pipework etc.)
➢ Capable of taking a project and executing autonomously from start to finish, including contractor management, budget forecasting/control, etc.
➢ Familiar with commissioning / qualification and validation concepts and exceution
➢ Exceptional leadership and decision-making skills.
➢ Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver on set targets.
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